I bought a Jango 7.0 bike on ebay last fall. They are still available there but for the most part they are offered at a fixed price instead of an auction. When I bought my bike I found there to be very little information on the internet that came from someone who actually owned a Jango bike. As the first person that has bought a Jango bike (he said jokingly) I thought I would say a few things about the Jango bike. I like the bike, I would not pay $1100 for it. I would not pay that kind of money for any bike but that is more a factor of the amount of descrationary income and that I am not that kind of avid cycling enthusiast. I like having a nice bike but the circa 1985 Gitane victore Road bike does every thing I need to do on a road bike except fit tires bigger than 28c.(I hate flat tires) This jango bike does every thing I want a bike to do except be a really fast racer, and that is more limited by the fact that I could really use loosing maybe a little more than 50 lbs. When I looked at buying this bike I looked at several others that I consider similar. Specialized has a new division I can't remember the name but most of those bikes are mostly black. Joe breeze makes several that are similar. One bike that helped me make the decision to get the 7.0 (womens) version of the bike was the Rivendell Yves gomez bike.
The fact that these bikes are available new on ebay has to make one wonder if topeak is going to stay committed to the brand. It would be good for the brand if there was evidence that they were signing up new dealers. I have seen some claims that these Jango bikes are more aimed at the European market but I haven't found any information on european sales. I really wanted to say something about Jango here, cause this is one of the few places I found that had any comments about Jango. As now an owner of a Jango I can say I believe the bikes are sturdy and pretty zippy with 38c tire made by maxxis that may be the maxxis overdrive tire. I don't think that the ability to use proprietary add ons is a problem cause things like fenders and racks are always going to be out there that work with these bike. The 7.0 and 7.1 bike do have a unique look but I think they are functional and made of sturdy aluminum. I think the bike is good for what it is. There are other funtionaly similar bikes for about $1000 bikes out there. If you like the deal you can get for this bike now I say go for it.